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The first may be cured in the individual by the motives of religion, virtue, honor, fear, shame, or interest.
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Edmund Burke
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gutenberg.orgEdmund Burke: “The first may be cured in the individual by the motives of religion, virtue, honor, fear, shame, or interest.”
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Burke identifies various motivations that can lead individuals to correct moral or political failings.
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